# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Windows SSH probe PowerShell try-catch syntax bug

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

A bug where a semicolon between try{} and catch{} produced invalid PowerShell in the Windows Desktop SSH probe, with related fix attempts to restore correct syntax. Includes notes that the issue was masked on stock installs by a separate command-length bug.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #114758. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #114758 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-114758`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #114015: \[Bug\]: Windows Desktop SSH probe is invalid PowerShell -- semicolon between try{} and catch breaks MissingCatchOrFinally, masked on stock installs by a separate cmd.exe line-length bug

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#114758: fix(desktop): Windows SSH probe parses again — try/catch no longer split by ';' (#114015, salvage #102568)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/electron/windows-remote-lifecycle.ts`
- **#114019: fix(desktop): preserve PowerShell try-catch probes**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `b4709b8508fe`, `#114758`, `#114015`, `#102568`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #114758 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-18`.